Tanna

Australian documentarians Bentley Dean and Martin Butler make a distinctive move into narrative features with this folktale set among the tribal people of a remote South Pacific island.

2967d ago

Australian documentarians Bentley Dean and Martin Butler make a distinctive move into narrative features with this folktale set among the tribal people of a remote South Pacific island.

2967d ago

The first-ever film shot entirely in Vanuatu tells an emotionally engaging story of forbidden love.

2967d ago

The first-ever film shot entirely in Vanuatu tells an emotionally engaging story of forbidden love.

2967d ago

The first-ever film shot entirely in Vanuatu tells an emotionally engaging story of forbidden love.

2967d ago

Before real change occurs, however, sacrifices must be made. Compromise is always possible, but it comes at a price.

2967d ago

Before real change occurs, however, sacrifices must be made. Compromise is always possible, but it comes at a price.

2967d ago

Before real change occurs, however, sacrifices must be made. Compromise is always possible, but it comes at a price.

2967d ago

Before real change occurs, however, sacrifices must be made. Compromise is always possible, but it comes at a price.

2967d ago

The sight of kids joyously playing with a “penis sheath” is enough to make Tanna recommendable, but fortunately, there’s also far more to Bentley Dean and Martin Butler’s ethnographic drama, which was filmed on – and stars natives of – the South Pacific island that gives the film its title.

2967d ago

The sight of kids joyously playing with a “penis sheath” is enough to make Tanna recommendable, but fortunately, there’s also far more to Bentley Dean and Martin Butler’s ethnographic drama, which was filmed on – and stars natives of – the South Pacific island that gives the film its title.

2967d ago

The sight of kids joyously playing with a “penis sheath” is enough to make Tanna recommendable, but fortunately, there’s also far more to Bentley Dean and Martin Butler’s ethnographic drama, which was filmed on – and stars natives of – the South Pacific island that gives the film its title.

2967d ago

The sight of kids joyously playing with a “penis sheath” is enough to make Tanna recommendable, but fortunately, there’s also far more to Bentley Dean and Martin Butler’s ethnographic drama, which was filmed on – and stars natives of – the South Pacific island that gives the film its title.

2967d ago

With its magnetic cast and Venice award-winning cinematography, this film treads the familiar theme of star-crossed lovers with shimmering vitality.

2967d ago

With its magnetic cast and Venice award-winning cinematography, this film treads the familiar theme of star-crossed lovers with shimmering vitality.

2967d ago

With its magnetic cast and Venice award-winning cinematography, this film treads the familiar theme of star-crossed lovers with shimmering vitality.

2967d ago

With its magnetic cast and Venice award-winning cinematography, this film treads the familiar theme of star-crossed lovers with shimmering vitality.

2967d ago

There’s something thrilling about a movie that introduces us to a corner of the world we never knew existed. “Tanna” is that kind of film. It was shot on the remote South Pacific island that gives the movie its name with a cast composed entirely of local nonactors. The people of Yakel village live off the land, ignoring the modern world while adhering to a set of traditional rules known as the Kastom.

2967d ago

There’s something thrilling about a movie that introduces us to a corner of the world we never knew existed. “Tanna” is that kind of film. It was shot on the remote South Pacific island that gives the movie its name with a cast composed entirely of local nonactors. The people of Yakel village live off the land, ignoring the modern world while adhering to a set of traditional rules known as the Kastom.

2967d ago

There’s something thrilling about a movie that introduces us to a corner of the world we never knew existed. “Tanna” is that kind of film. It was shot on the remote South Pacific island that gives the movie its name with a cast composed entirely of local nonactors. The people of Yakel village live off the land, ignoring the modern world while adhering to a set of traditional rules known as the Kastom.

2967d ago

There’s something thrilling about a movie that introduces us to a corner of the world we never knew existed. “Tanna” is that kind of film. It was shot on the remote South Pacific island that gives the movie its name with a cast composed entirely of local nonactors. The people of Yakel village live off the land, ignoring the modern world while adhering to a set of traditional rules known as the Kastom.

2967d ago

Throughout Tanna, there’s often a sense that the narrative and the setting are at odds with one another.

2967d ago

Despite its best efforts, Tanna drifts into a mode of exoticism that renders it an ultimately frustrating experience.

2967d ago

Despite its best efforts, Tanna drifts into a mode of exoticism that renders it an ultimately frustrating experience.

2967d ago

Throughout Tanna, there’s often a sense that the narrative and the setting are at odds with one another.

2967d ago

Throughout Tanna, there’s often a sense that the narrative and the setting are at odds with one another.

2967d ago

Despite its best efforts, Tanna drifts into a mode of exoticism that renders it an ultimately frustrating experience.

2967d ago

Despite its best efforts, Tanna drifts into a mode of exoticism that renders it an ultimately frustrating experience.

2967d ago

Throughout Tanna, there’s often a sense that the narrative and the setting are at odds with one another.

2967d ago